82 FR 17296 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 67 (April 10, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-07093

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the 
following information collection requirements to OMB for review and 
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by May 10, 2017 
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will 
be considered to the extent practicable.
    Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    For Additional Information or Comments: Comments should be 
addressed to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, 
Attention: Desk Officer for National Science Foundation, 725 17th 
Street NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne H. 
Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265, Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email 
to [email protected]. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by 
calling 703-292-7556. Individuals who use a telecommunications device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service 
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a 
week, 365 days a year (including federal holidays).
    It is not permissible for NSF to conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless the collection of information displays a currently 
valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who 
are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are 
not required to respond to the collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    Abstract: The information collection activity will garner 
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely 
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving 
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that 
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not 
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be 
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide 
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and 
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus 
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in 
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These 
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable 
communications between NSF and its customers and stakeholders. It will 
also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of 
program management.
    Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful 
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the 
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative 
information will not be used for quantitative information collections 
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as 
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such 
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target 
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, 
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the 
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed 
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing 
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any 
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the 
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to 
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other 
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
    NSF received no comments in response to the 60-day notice published 
in the Federal Register of October 10, 2016 (81 FR 72619).
    Below we provide the NSF's projected average estimates for the next 
three years:
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and 
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 30.
    Respondents: Up to 1,000 per activity.
    Annual Responses: 30,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: 30.
    Burden Hours: 20,000.

    Dated: April 5, 2017.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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required information balanced against the validity of the methodology and NSF and its customers and stakeholders.
the current paucity of accurate and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance It will also allow feedback to contribute
regularly available data about tribal law the quality, utility and clarity of the directly to the improvement of program
enforcement agencies operated by tribes information to be collected; (d) ways to management.
or the BIA. BJS anticipates that nearly minimize the burden of the collection of Feedback collected under this generic
all of the approximately 300 information on those who are to
clearance will provide useful
respondents will fully complete the respond, including through the use of
information, but it will not yield data
questionnaire. appropriate automated, electronic,
(6) An estimate of the total public mechanical, or other technological that can be generalized to the overall
burden (in hours) associated with the collection techniques or other forms of population. This type of generic
collection: The total estimated public information technology. clearance for qualitative information
burden associated with this collection is For Additional Information or will not be used for quantitative
230 hours. It is estimated that Comments: Comments should be information collections that are
respondents will take 30 to 45 minutes addressed to: Office of Information and designed to yield reliably actionable
to complete a questionnaire depending Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: results, such as monitoring trends over
on the version and an additional 15 Desk Officer for National Science time or documenting program
minutes is needed for potential post Foundation, 725 17th Street NW., Room performance. Such data uses require
data collection verification or validation 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to more rigorous designs that address: The
of responses for about 15% of the Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance target population to which
respondents. The burden hours for Officer, National Science Foundation, generalizations will be made, the
CTLEA respondent data collection sum 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265, sampling frame, the sample design
to 229 hours ((273 TLEA respondents × Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email (including stratification and clustering),
45 min.) + (27 BIA respondents × 30 to splimpto@nsf.gov. Copies of the the precision requirements or power
min.) + (45 verification respondents × submission(s) may be obtained by calculations that justify the proposed
15 min.))/60 min. = 230 hours. calling 703–292–7556. Individuals who sample size, the expected response rate,
If additional information is required use a telecommunications device for the methods for assessing potential non-
contact: Melody Braswell, Department deaf (TDD) may call the Federal response bias, the protocols for data
Clearance Officer, United States Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– collection, and any testing procedures
Department of Justice, Justice 800–877–8339, which is accessible 24 that were or will be undertaken prior
Management Division, Policy and hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a fielding the study. Depending on the
Planning Staff, Two Constitution year (including federal holidays). degree of influence the results are likely
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, It is not permissible for NSF to
to have, such collections may still be
Washington, DC 20530. conduct or sponsor a collection of
eligible for submission for other generic
Dated: April 5, 2017. information unless the collection of
mechanisms that are designed to yield
Melody Braswell, information displays a currently valid
OMB control number and the agency quantitative results.
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
informs potential persons who are to NSF received no comments in
Department of Justice.
respond to the collection of information response to the 60-day notice published
[FR Doc. 2017–07077 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am]
that such persons are not required to in the Federal Register of October 10,
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respond to the collection of information 2016 (81 FR 72619).
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Below we provide the NSF’s projected
control number. average estimates for the next three
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: years:
Agency Information Collection Title: Generic Clearance for the
Affected Public: Individuals and
Activities: Comment Request Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery. Households, Businesses and
AGENCY:National Science Foundation. Abstract: The information collection Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Submission for OMB review;
ACTION: activity will garner qualitative customer Government.
comment request. and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, Average Expected Annual Number of
timely manner, in accordance with the Activities: 30.
SUMMARY: The National Science Administration’s commitment to Respondents: Up to 1,000 per activity.
Foundation (NSF) has submitted the improving service delivery. By
following information collection qualitative feedback we mean Annual Responses: 30,000.
requirements to OMB for review and information that provides useful Frequency of Response: Once per
clearance under the Paperwork insights on perceptions and opinions, request.
Reduction Act of 1995. but are not statistical surveys that yield Average Minutes per Response: 30.
DATES: Written comments on this notice quantitative results that can be
must be received by May 10, 2017 to be generalized to the population of study. Burden Hours: 20,000.
assured of consideration. Comments This feedback will provide insights into Dated: April 5, 2017.
received after that date will be customer or stakeholder perceptions,
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Suzanne H. Plimpton,
considered to the extent practicable. experiences and expectations, provide Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Comments: Comments are invited on an early warning of issues with service, Foundation.
(a) whether the collection of information or focus attention on areas where
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is necessary for the proper performance communication, training or changes in
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of the functions of the agency, including operations might improve delivery of
whether the information will have products or services. These collections
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
agency’s estimate of burden including actionable communications between

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Submission for OMB review; comment request.
Dates		Written comments on this notice must be received by May 10, 2017 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.
FR Citation		82 FR 17296